Farrington and Morris - Women doubly deviant as not conforming to social norms

34% of female first time offenders sent to prison rather than 10% of male

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Role of the Mass Media in the social construction

Reiner - Media tend to focus on violent and sexual crimes

Carrabine - focus on dramatic events to intrest the audience

Chibnall - Drama, surprise, freshness are 'good stories'

Hall - mugging moral panic reflects view of powerful

S.Cohen - Mods and Rockers, deviance amplification, spriralled to make it worse. Seen as folk devils who were blamed for poor behaviour that threatend social order

Fawbert - Hoodies became a symbol of mischeif and a moral panic was created surrounding anyone wearing one. Bluewater banned hoodies dispite selling them. Newspapers reffered to young offenders by 'hoodie'

Evaluation of Moral Panics

Young - Implies crime is constructed by the media, it may make it worse but doesn't create it

McRobbie and Thornton - Happen so often they are loosing their impact. Also worried that moral panics could rebound e.g John Major's 'Back to basics'